Ferguson, Missouri: Updates and the Impact on the Entire State (and Nation)

(St. Charles, MO) – It’s been over a year and a half since Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

The unrest, protests and violence that followed is still regularly discussed across Missouri and even in the nation’s capitol. Calls for reforms in law enforcement, education spending, workforce development and our court system quickly followed and remain debated to this day.

This week, Ferguson City Councilman Wesley Bell (below, left) gives us an update on the economic, cultural and political rebuilding of Ferguson and why he feels that progress is important to the entire state.

Also, State Representative Courtney Curtis (D), (below, right) who represents Ferguson in the Legislature, provides his thoughts on the state’s reaction to the events, conflicts and needs of Ferguson and communities like it.